His fictional testimony to the power of human virtue and solidarity is rendered especially poignant by Cheever's
recent death from cancer at age 69.
Not exact matches
In case you missed it, a
recent landmark study published in the peer reviewed International Journal of Epidemiology found that risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, total cardiovascular disease and
death other than
from cancer was reduced with each 200g a day increase in fruit and vegetables up to 800g a day, and 600g a day for
cancer.
According to the OECD, the UK rates as follows in 2005 (only data I have access to), I've included data
from the US since you've used them in your post and Germany and France as a comparison with two randomly picked (read: I saw them in the list) European countries:
Death from heart disease per 100,000 population (23 listed): 13th 49.3; France 2nd 22.5, Germany 12th 48.3; US 7th 40.3; Japan 1st 18.4; Hungary 23rd 71.7
Death from cancer per 100,000 population (24 listed): 18th 175.6; France 15th 166.2; Germany 11th 161.2; US 10th 159.8; Mexico 1st 96.8; Hungary 24th 242.0 Data
from the ONS for 2005 (most
recent report I could find) shows:
Death from cancer per 100,000 population (19 listed): 8th 216.9; Germany 4th 215.3; Cyprus 1st 149.6; Hungary 19th 330.8
Death from heart disease per 100,000 population (19 listed): 10th 141.5; Germany 8th 150.4; Portugal 1st 71.9; Lithuania 19th 490.6
A
recent psilocybin study found that this compound
from magic mushrooms can help people with life - threatening
cancer face
death.
The notoriously aggressive
cancer has received a lot of publicity in
recent years with the
deaths of Patrick Swayze and Steve Jobs, both of whom suffered
from the disease.
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that
deaths from late effects of childhood
cancer treatment have declined in
recent decades and survivors are living longer
Death rates have dropped in
recent decades; the chance is now 1 in 37 that a woman will die
from breast
cancer.
Another more
recent study, this one out of Harvard in March, also found that red meat consumption is linked with a greater risk of
death from cancer, heart disease, and all causes.
In fact,
recent research
from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine tied both regular and decaf coffee consumption to a lower risk of
death due to heart disease,
cancer, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory and kidney diseases.
I would value you opinion on this
recent article (see link) that equates higher protein intake with increased rates of all - cause mortality (twice the rate) and also
death from cancer and diabetes (four times the rate) compared with low protein consumption.
Bernese life spans have fallen
recent years,
from 10 - 12 years to 6 - 8 years, due to a growing number of
cancer - related
deaths in the breed.
A
recent review about plant - based diets published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that a vegan diet has all kinds of health benefits, including reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes by 62 percent, reducing the risk of
death or a hospitalization
from a heart attack by 32 percent, and reducing the risk of developing all forms of
cancer by 18 percent.